Chapter eight hundred and seventy first disagreement
After the news of Goryeo came back, there was a commotion in the court for several days. Many imperial censors Qingliu believed that the Celestial Empire should not interfere in the internal affairs of the vassal. If this caused other vassal states to be wary, it would be more harm than good.
Some people also think that this is what the people of the vassal country want, and that the master's reputation will show the virtue of the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty. Moreover, Goryeo has been greatly interfered by the Mongolian Yuan, and it is disconnected from Mongolia.
Now we are following the trend, following the will of nature and people, and there should be no differences among foreign vassals.
In this way, Goryeo was completely destroyed and divided into three parts: Li Chenggui's Henyeong, Jin Tao's Silla, and Buyeo Chen's Baekje.
The official full names are: Ming Ho Ning Kingdom, Ming Silla Kingdom, and Ming Baekje Kingdom. The holy edicts canonize and establish kingdoms, establish vassals, issue seals and edicts, reward crowns and court uniforms, and become kings and ministers.
Silla and Baekje are both ancient countries, and Li Chenggui's Henying is where his father Li Zichun served in the past. As for the name of Korea that was reported separately, it was rejected.
Jin Tao, the leader of the Silla Kingdom, was a Jinshi in the early years of Hongwu. He was the first to submit to Zhu Biao. Over the years, his family has worked hard and lost most of his children. This shows his loyalty and encouragement, so he sealed the country.
Buyeo Chen was recommended by Zhu Di and was regarded as a close general. With these two kings who admired the Ming Dynasty, Silla and Baekje would obediently offer their land to merge with the territory sooner or later. By then, the remaining Li Chenggui would naturally know what the general trend was.
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In December of the seventh year of Hongwu, Zhu Biao wore plain clothes and reviewed memorials in the Wenhua Hall. He had not seen his father for several days because Sun Guifei died of illness. Zhu Biao did not express his grief, but actually wanted the prince and the kings to
All serve for one year.
How can someone who is not the legitimate mother's wife and who is a noble person in the middle palace accept the courtesy of filial piety from the princes?
Therefore, the father and son had a big quarrel for the first time, and even Empress Ma came to persuade her to no avail. Zhu Biao said: "According to the ancient etiquette, when a noble concubine dies, the scholar-officials below will mourn for three months, and the scholar-officials and above will not mourn. Now the emperor is noble."
As the emperor, my sons and ministers live in the east palace where the direct eldest son is, and they serve as concubines. This is not why I respect the ancestral temple and respect the body, and I dare not obey the imperial edict!"
Concubine Sun Guifei lived in Chenzhou for generations. Her father, Sun Gong, was a concubine. She moved to Piling in the south of the Yangtze River due to her official position in Meng Yuan Dynasty. Her mother was the Chao family, and her eldest brother Sun Kai was appointed to participate in politics in Henan Province.
In the sixth year of Dragon and Phoenix, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still the Duke of Wu, gave birth to a daughter, Princess Huaiqing, in the palace. In the third year of Hongwu, she was canonized as a noble concubine, ranking above the other concubines and assisting Queen Zuo.
This quarrel shocked both the government and the public. The princes who were already very resistant now had a backer. Naturally, they all said that what the eldest brother said made sense and we must listen to the eldest brother.
Qingliu, the royal censor in the court, and officials from the Ministry of Rites also submitted reports one after another to support His Highness the Crown Prince, believing that no one should be messed with when he respects his descendants.
Zhu Yuanzhang was hit one after another, and in anger, he directly ordered the Hanlin bachelors to discuss the reform: "Preserve one's health and sacrifice one's life, the great government of the sage king, tabooing death and tabooing diseases, and the bad customs of the declining world. The funeral ceremonies of three generations were lost in the declining Zhou Dynasty, and the disaster was caused by the violent Qin Dynasty. From the Han to the Tang Dynasty,
There is no way to argue about this. Madam’s affection is endless, but the etiquette is appropriate and people’s hearts are at ease, which is where the laws of nature lie!”
If you want to designate the son as your parents and the concubine as your mother, they will all die for three years; if you want to have the legitimate son and all the sons as your concubine and mother, they will all die at the same age, and then issue an edict to pass through the sea.
Liu Jin brought tea and reported: "Sir, Mr. Song is coming."
Zhu Biao put down his pen and stood up to greet him. After greeting his husband, he entered the palace and personally helped the old gentleman sit down: "My father has not given you the right to ride the chariot in the palace, so why did you come here in person? Be careful on slippery roads in the snow."
That’s it.”
Song Lian shook his head and said: "Old minister, I haven't reached the point where I can't do it yet."
"His Royal Highness has not been to court for the past two days. Perhaps he doesn't know it yet, but he just went to court early in the morning. Because the Holy Concubine felt that the imperial concubine had no children, he ordered His Royal Highness King Wu to wear the robe of a loving mother and be beheaded for three years."
Zhu Biao frowned slightly: "Father, this is just out of anger."
"Yes." Song Lian stroked his long gray beard and said, "Since Your Highness knows that His Majesty is angry, you might as well take a step back, why would you hurt the relationship between father and son?"
"Your Highness is bound by the love of a king and father, and must not use small rituals to undermine the great filial piety."
"Sir, it's not that I don't want to give in to my father's honor, but I still have kindness. As a son of a man, how can I keep filial piety for my wife?"
Song Lian nodded unexpectedly: "The Minister of Rites and several of our senior ministers from the Imperial Academy and the Imperial Academy have already written the memorial to beg for the bones. The restructuring can be delayed for some time."
"Your Highness, if the Sacred Heart does not change, this matter will not be delayed for too long. Once the law is changed, you will not be able to shirk it either emotionally or rationally."
As he spoke, he heard the noise outside the palace. Liu Jin hurried out and brought the people in. Wu King Zhu Ru, who was crying and out of breath, rushed forward and grabbed his brother's sleeves and said: "Brother, I don't want to
I serve my concubine as a filial piety, but my mother and concubine are still here, isn’t this a curse on my birth mother?”
The officials of the Ministry of Rites looked embarrassed and chased after him. After hearing the decree read out, the young man ran away and had not yet accepted the decree.
"The humble minister pays homage to His Highness the Crown Prince, and His Highness is a thousand years old. What is your intention?"
The official who delivered the decree had a bitter look on his face. Being caught between the Holy Emperor and the Prince, it would be better to die happily.
Zhu Biao did not embarrass him and signaled Liu Jin to take over the imperial edict. The official thanked him profusely and left. If His Highness didn't come next, how could he still return to the Holy Land? All he could do was die.
Zhu Biao comforted his younger brother for a few words and then said: "Chun'er has been coughing a little these days. I'm worried. You go and have a look."
When it came to professional matters, Zhu Ji stopped crying immediately, wiped his nose and tears with his sleeves and said: "Chun'er has some lung qi deficiency. It is estimated that the wind evil invades, causing the lungs to lose their air circulation and lung qi cannot pass through.
As for the phlegm-producing cough, I have to go and make a diagnosis in person before prescribing medicine."
Song Lian looked at Zhu Xi's back and sighed: "His Royal Highness King Wu is so old and has gone so far in the medical field. It is really not easy for Tianhuang Guwei to have such a benevolent heart to study the art of treating diseases and saving people."
"Of all the brothers, this one is the one that gives me the most peace of mind."
The master and the disciple looked at the imperial edict in Liu Jin's hand with deep eyes, and it was Song Lian who said: "Don't compete with the mood of the moment, Your Highness, you are still a junior, so you should build a step for the saint."
"This is a posthumous title memorial drafted by an old minister. Please read it to Your Highness."
After taking it, Zhu Biao looked at it and sighed: "Mr. Lao is worried. I will go to see my mother later."
Song Lian said a few more words and then left. Zhu Biao copied it with his pen, and then took this article and the imperial edict to Kunning Palace. Empress Ma was having lunch. The majestic empress, the mother of all people in the world, enjoyed it.
Just one dish and one soup.
Empress Ma invited her son to eat together. Zhu Biao was not actually hungry, but he still ate a bowl of rice with her. The food was already at the bottom before the rice was finished.
The mother and son finished their lunch with vegetable soup. Both of them looked calm and satisfied, while the maids and eunuchs beside them had their eyes red with distress, but they also knew not to add vegetables without permission.
After reading the imperial edict, Empress Ma sighed and said, "Sun is smart, elegant and skillful in etiquette. Her words and actions are all on point. She is indeed my help."
Zhu Biao said: "The imperial concubine knows the rules and observes etiquette, and speaks well both inside and outside the palace. The queen is kind, and the concubine follows the law. They all help each other and are cured. The children and ministers have always respected the imperial concubine, but it is too much to obey filial piety, and it is difficult to obey orders."
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"After all, you still do it for me, Biao'er. Is the Queen Mother such a narrow-minded person?"
"Of course not, but as a son, your sons and ministers must be somewhat firm."
"Sun gave birth to three children in total. Two died in infancy and only raised Huaiqing. Her vitality was severely damaged and she died at such a young age. Your father was so sad that he asked you to serve as filial piety."
"Your father attaches great importance to rules. He will realize something is wrong after he grieves over, but now it is difficult to deal with the trouble."
"My son has drafted a memorial ceremony for the imperial concubine's posthumous title, and is about to go see my father." Zhu Biao told his mother to read it, which was why he came here specifically first.
If the mother is unwilling, then the matter should be dropped and he will look for other solutions. Now that he has reached this position, it is impossible for him to wrong his mother. He would rather continue to spend time with Lao Zhu until all the mourning periods are over.
"Concubine Cheng Mu is quite suitable. She should have been given a good posthumous title."
At this time, the female officer in charge of Kunning Palace came forward to report: "Your Highness, the chamberlain of Jinshen Palace has come to send a message, saying that the Holy Emperor will come to Kunning Palace for dinner later."